Estonia vs Hungary - Cost of Living Comparison

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Estonia Hungary
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1485
$1197
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3539
$2914
🏠 One person rent
$727
$590
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$997
🍽️ Food expenses
$524
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$68.5
$79.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1978
$1416
💸 GDP per capita
$31428
$23292
😃 Human freedom index
8.85
7.37
❤️ Life expectancy
78.5
76.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
76
40
🌐 English speaking %
50.2%
25.3%
🎓 Higher education
83
82
😀 Quality of life
84
71
🏙️ Population
1.37M
9.56M

The average cost of living in Estonia ($1485) is 24% more expensive than in Hungary ($1197). Estonia ranked 40th vs 65th for Hungary in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Estonia compared to 1.2 months in Hungary. Ranked 29th and 50th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Estonia vs Hungary

We calculate prices for Estonia and Hungary as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 33 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Estonia Hungary
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.3
$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.3
$57.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$8.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.52
$2.55
 Cappuccino
$4.33
$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$1.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$622
$582
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$467
$448
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1271
$1131
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$879
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$93.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$299
$144
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4473
$4007
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3095
$3007
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.06
$1.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$26.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$14.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.97
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.57
$6.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.8
$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$5.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.95
$7.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.53
$12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.29
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.84
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.5
$59.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$8.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.6
$54.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.9
$11
👖 Brand Jeans
$114
$96.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$98
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$487
$412
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9375
$11212

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Estonia

City Cost of living Population
Tallinn
$1683
458K
Tartu
$1232
97.8K
Narva
$1108
53.4K
Parnu
$1214
41.5K
Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
33.4K
Maardu
$1448
17K
Viljandi
$1083
17.3K
Rakvere
$1021
15.7K
Kuressaare
$1230
13.2K
Sillamae
$1111
12.4K

In Hungary

City Cost of living Population
Budapest
$1469
1.69M
Debrecen
$1114
202K
Szeged
$1004
157K
Gyor
$930
129K
Nyiregyhaza
$793
115K
Miskolc
$981
141K
Szekesfehervar
$939
95.2K
Pecs
$1124
139K
Kecskemet
$958
109K
Szombathely
$875
76.9K
Erd
$998
71.5K
Sopron
$1114
60.8K
Budafok-Teteny
$1169
56.8K
Eger
$976
48.7K
Veszprem
$1036
55.1K
Szolnok
$877
65.6K
Tatabanya
$991
64.8K
Kaposvar
$850
58.5K
Szigetszentmiklos
$1083
40.1K
Dunaujvaros
$868
41.2K
Vac
$1130
33.9K
Dunakeszi
$1138
42.6K
Bekescsaba
$899
53.9K
Nagykanizsa
$864
42K
Mosonmagyarovar
$984
33.7K
Zalaegerszeg
$893
54K
Cegled
$1074
36.1K
Godollo
$1127
32.4K
Hodmezovasarhely
$866
41.7K
Ozd
$1002
30.1K